text_original: The Lombards, contented to rule and extend their territories without any effort to assimilate the native population, remained an aristocracy of nobles settled among a subject people.
text_transcription: THE LOMBARDS CONTENTED TO RULE AND EXTEND THEIR TERRITORIES WITHOUT ANY EFFORT TO ASSIMILATE THE NATIVE POPULATION REMAINED AN ARISTOCRACY OF NOBLES SETTLED AMONG A SUBJECT PEOPLE
phonemes: ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz, kəntˈɛntᵻd tə ɹˈuːl ænd ɛkstˈɛnd ðɛɹ tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹiz wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni ˈɛfɚt tʊ ɐsˈɪmᵻlˌeɪt ðə nˈeɪɾɪv pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən, ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɐn ˌæɹɪstˈɑːkɹəsi ʌv nˈoʊbəlz sˈɛɾəld ɐmˌʌŋ ɐ sˈʌbdʒɛkt pˈiːpəl.